All set for DWU and employer talks

Dock Workers officials protest outside their offices on July 3, 2014 at the decision by President Uhuru Kenyatta to sign the Port Community Charter. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA

What you need to know:

  • Labour officer Joseph Nyaga confirmed meeting the two parties and agreeing on a four-point memorandum to facilitate the final talks.
  • But union chairman Jeffa Kiti said they had only agreed to avert the strike temporarily to see what the government had in store.

Kenya Ferry Services management and Dock Workers Union will on Monday submit their proposals to the County Labour Officer for consideration before their Friday talks.

Labour officer Joseph Nyaga confirmed meeting the two parties and agreeing on a four-point memorandum to facilitate the final talks.

“I met them and I can say there is hope,” Mr Nyaga told the Nation from his NSSF Building office on Saturday.

He said that the agreement required each party to submit relevant documents based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and make full disclosure as required by the law.

NO QUARREL

“The Friday meeting in my office will exhaustively discuss the CBA,” he said.

Those who appeared before the Labour officer were the union secretary-general, Mr Simon Sang, and his 11-member team while the KFS was represented by company secretary Elijah Kitur and human resources manager Phranuel Nyaga.

But union chairman Jeffa Kiti said they had only agreed to avert the strike temporarily to see what the government had in store.

“We had no quarrel when the county Labour officer summoned us on Monday. We obliged and are patiently waiting for the outcome before we decide our next move,” he said in a phone interview.